Psalm 25-29

Psalm 25-29English Standard Version (ESV)

Teach Me Your Paths

25 To you, O Lord, I lift up my soul.2 O my God, in you I trust;let me not be put to shame;let not my enemies exult over me.3 Indeed, none who wait for you shall be put to shame;they shall be ashamed who are wantonly treacherous.

4 Make me to know your ways, O Lord;teach me your paths.5 Lead me in your truth and teach me,for you are the God of my salvation;for you I wait all the day long.

6 Remember your mercy, O Lord, and your steadfast love,for they have been from of old.7 Remember not the sins of my youth or my transgressions;according to your steadfast love remember me,for the sake of your goodness, O Lord!

8 Good and upright is the Lord;therefore he instructs sinners in the way.9 He leads the humble in what is right,and teaches the humble his way.10 All the paths of the Lord are steadfast love and faithfulness,for those who keep his covenant and his testimonies.

11 For your name's sake, O Lord,pardon my guilt, for it is great.12 Who is the man who fears the Lord?Him will he instruct in the way that he should choose.13 His soul shall abide in well-being,and his offspring shall inherit the land.14 The friendship[b] of the Lord is for those who fear him,and he makes known to them his covenant.15 My eyes are ever toward the Lord,for he will pluck my feet out of the net.

16 Turn to me and be gracious to me,for I am lonely and afflicted.17 The troubles of my heart are enlarged;bring me out of my distresses.18 Consider my affliction and my trouble,and forgive all my sins.

19 Consider how many are my foes,and with what violent hatred they hate me.20 Oh, guard my soul, and deliver me!Let me not be put to shame, for I take refuge in you.21 May integrity and uprightness preserve me,for I wait for you.

22 Redeem Israel, O God,out of all his troubles.

I Will Bless the Lord

Of David.

26 Vindicate me, O Lord,for I have walked in my integrity,and I have trusted in the Lord without wavering.2 Prove me, O Lord, and try me;test my heart and my mind.[c]3 For your steadfast love is before my eyes,and I walk in your faithfulness.

4 I do not sit with men of falsehood,nor do I consort with hypocrites.5 I hate the assembly of evildoers,and I will not sit with the wicked.

8 O Lord, I love the habitation of your houseand the place where your glory dwells.9 Do not sweep my soul away with sinners,nor my life with bloodthirsty men,10 in whose hands are evil devices,and whose right hands are full of bribes.

11 But as for me, I shall walk in my integrity;redeem me, and be gracious to me.12 My foot stands on level ground;in the great assembly I will bless the Lord.

The Lord Is My Light and My Salvation

Of David.

27 The Lord is my light and my salvation;whom shall I fear?The Lord is the stronghold[d] of my life;of whom shall I be afraid?

2 When evildoers assail meto eat up my flesh,my adversaries and foes,it is they who stumble and fall.

3 Though an army encamp against me,my heart shall not fear;though war arise against me,yet[e] I will be confident.

4 One thing have I asked of the Lord,that will I seek after:that I may dwell in the house of the Lordall the days of my life,to gaze upon the beauty of the Lordand to inquire[f] in his temple.

5 For he will hide me in his shelterin the day of trouble;he will conceal me under the cover of his tent;he will lift me high upon a rock.

6 And now my head shall be lifted upabove my enemies all around me,and I will offer in his tentsacrifices with shouts of joy;I will sing and make melody to the Lord.

7 Hear, O Lord, when I cry aloud;be gracious to me and answer me!8 You have said, “Seek[g] my face.”My heart says to you,“Your face, Lord, do I seek.”[h]9 Hide not your face from me.Turn not your servant away in anger,O you who have been my help.Cast me not off; forsake me not,O God of my salvation!10 For my father and my mother have forsaken me,but the Lord will take me in.

11 Teach me your way, O Lord,and lead me on a level pathbecause of my enemies.12 Give me not up to the will of my adversaries;for false witnesses have risen against me,and they breathe out violence.

13 I believe that I shall look[i] upon the goodness of the Lordin the land of the living!14 Wait for the Lord;be strong, and let your heart take courage;wait for the Lord!

The Lord Is My Strength and My Shield

Of David.

28 To you, O Lord, I call;my rock, be not deaf to me,lest, if you be silent to me,I become like those who go down to the pit.2 Hear the voice of my pleas for mercy,when I cry to you for help,when I lift up my handstoward your most holy sanctuary.[j]

3 Do not drag me off with the wicked,with the workers of evil,who speak peace with their neighborswhile evil is in their hearts.4 Give to them according to their workand according to the evil of their deeds;give to them according to the work of their hands;render them their due reward.5 Because they do not regard the works of the Lordor the work of his hands,he will tear them down and build them up no more.

6 Blessed be the Lord!For he has heard the voice of my pleas for mercy.7 The Lord is my strength and my shield;in him my heart trusts, and I am helped;my heart exults,and with my song I give thanks to him.

8 The Lord is the strength of his people;[k]he is the saving refuge of his anointed.9 Oh, save your people and bless your heritage!Be their shepherd and carry them forever.

Ascribe to the Lord Glory

A Psalm of David.

29 Ascribe to the Lord, O heavenly beings,[l]ascribe to the Lord glory and strength.2 Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name;worship the Lord in the splendor of holiness.[m]

3 The voice of the Lord is over the waters;the God of glory thunders,the Lord, over many waters.4 The voice of the Lord is powerful;the voice of the Lord is full of majesty.

5 The voice of the Lord breaks the cedars;the Lord breaks the cedars of Lebanon.6 He makes Lebanon to skip like a calf,and Sirion like a young wild ox.

7 The voice of the Lord flashes forth flames of fire.8 The voice of the Lord shakes the wilderness;the Lord shakes the wilderness of Kadesh.

9 The voice of the Lord makes the deer give birth[n]and strips the forests bare,and in his temple all cry, “Glory!”

10 The Lord sits enthroned over the flood;the Lord sits enthroned as king forever.11 May the Lord give strength to his people!May the Lord bless[o] his people with peace!

Footnotes:

Psalm 25:1This psalm is an acrostic poem, each verse beginning with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet

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